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Absolute location is determined by geographers by the coordinate system using longitude and latitude. Any point on the Earth's surface can be determined based on where it is with north and south, and east and west coordinates.

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What are not used by geographers to determine absolute location?

Geographers do not use subjective measures like personal opinions or local names to determine absolute location. Instead, they rely on objective coordinates such as latitude and longitude. Additionally, physical characteristics of the landscape, although informative for relative location, do not play a role in pinpointing absolute location.


Do geographers use the five themes of geography to measure location?

Any point on Earth has a specific location that is determined by an imaginary grid of lines denoting latitude and longitude. Parallels of latitude measure distances north and south of the line called the Equator. Meridians of longitude measure distances east and west of the line called the Prime Meridian. Geographers use latitude and longitude to pinpoint a place's absolute, or exact, location.


What method do geologists use to determine the absolute age of rocks?

Radioactive dating is used to determine the absolute ages of rocks. By Jennifer Palos


What unit do geographers use to measure map locations?

The unit of measurement that is used to determine absolute location in geography is the latitude and longitude system. This form of measurement uses degrees and minutes to measure the specific location of places.


How do geographers use the prime meridian?

Geographers use the prime meridian as the starting point for measuring longitude around the globe. It helps establish a reference point for determining locations in terms of east-west distance. By using the prime meridian in conjunction with the Equator, geographers can create a grid system to pinpoint any location on Earth.

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What are not used by geographers to determine absolute location?

Geographers do not use subjective measures like personal opinions or local names to determine absolute location. Instead, they rely on objective coordinates such as latitude and longitude. Additionally, physical characteristics of the landscape, although informative for relative location, do not play a role in pinpointing absolute location.


How do geographers determine the location place?

The use cardinal and intermediate directions, and longitude and latitude.


What do geographers use to indicate absolute location of any place on Earth?

Geographers use latitude and longitude coordinates to indicate the absolute location of any place on Earth. Latitude measures how far north or south a place is from the equator, while longitude measures how far east or west a place is from the Prime Meridian.


Describes the location of a place or an object?

It could be either absolute location or relative location, depending on how specific the description is. -or position


What are the two types of location?

There are two forms of locations that geographers use. They are relative location and absolute location. Relative location stated in terms of its distance and direction from something else. Absolute location is the geographic coordinate of something.


What are two types of location that geographers use as reference points?

Absolute Location ( street address, gps coordinates, longitude and latitude, ect.) and Relative Location ( next door, around the corner, next to CVS, across from the school)


Do geographers use the five themes of geography to measure location?

Any point on Earth has a specific location that is determined by an imaginary grid of lines denoting latitude and longitude. Parallels of latitude measure distances north and south of the line called the Equator. Meridians of longitude measure distances east and west of the line called the Prime Meridian. Geographers use latitude and longitude to pinpoint a place's absolute, or exact, location.


What kind of unit do geographers use to measure location on maps?

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What do geographers use to pinpoint the exact location of a particular place?

Latitude and Longitude


What location tools do geographers use to locate places?

Gps ( global positioning system )


What themes do geographers use?

location, regions, place, movement, and human-evironment interaction


What do geologists use to determine the absolute ages of rock?

Radioactive dating is used to determine the absolute ages of rocks. By Jennifer Palos